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Friday, August 26, 2011
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Diamond Planet Discovered By Astronomers (VIDEO)
Reminds me of the Arthur C. Clarke Odyssey book series where Jupiter is converted into a sun and remnants of the conversion produce mountain sized diamonds. Of course, other than the distance involved, the gravitation and radiation factors involved would require far greater technological advancements by humanity to exploit it as a resource. Humor and skepticism aside on this one - a very interesting preliminary report.
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Wednesday, August 24, 2011
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Friday, August 19, 2011
Hayek Is Wrong, And So Is Bernanke: The Coming Recession Will Be Deflationary
Another unsettling economic take.
“It’s the private sector’s problems that causing the public sector’s problems,” says Srinivas Thiruvadanthai, director of research at the Jerome Levy Forecasting Center.
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DARPA offering $500,000 grant in November to fund Starship research
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13-Year-Old Makes A Solar Breakthrough With Fibonacci Sequence
Brilliant simplicity. One would ask why engineers haven't already thought of this. An example of thinking outside the box.
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Thursday, August 18, 2011
Family Warns Swimmers About Brain-Eating Amoeba
The heat of summer typically brings infections because Naegleria fowleri becomes active in warm fresh water — although it can also be found in geothermal pools, inadequately chlorinated swimming pool water or heated tap water of less than 117 degrees Fahrenheit (47 degrees Celsius), according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
For an infection to occur, the amoeba must travel through the nose and sinuses to the brain. Then it infects the frontal part of the brain, particularly the olfactory bulbs and cerebral cortex. The amoeba does not intend to infect humans, Yoder said; it normally eats bacteria, but once inside the brain, it multiplies and feeds on brain cells.
As of 2008, officials knew of only one well-documented case of a victim surviving. The infection strikes perhaps three people in the United States each year. In many cases it is very easy to prevent — people can avoid warm fresh water or simply pinch their nose, which is where the amoeba enters — but for those who contract it, it is almost always fatal. No treatment exists.
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Fed Eyes European Banks
Regulators Scrutinize Ability of Institutions' U.S. Units to Fund Themselves
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Wednesday, August 17, 2011
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